Start Jaylen Warren or D'Andre Swift? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 7:16 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start D'Andre Swift over Jaylen Warren

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D'Andre Swift

RB · CHI · at SEA

Market projects: 16.9; recent weeks avg
SEA D vs RB: 20.9; 15th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 78 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 60%; Through Week 7
Target share: 11%; Through Week 7

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Jaylen Warren

RB · PIT · vs CLE

Market projects: 16.7; recent weeks avg
CLE D vs RB: 19.4; 8th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 66 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 74%; Through Week 7
Target share: 14%; Through Week 7

Should I drop D'Andre Swift for Jaylen Warren?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jaylen Warren projects 154 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (17.1 a game over 9 games), D'Andre Swift 141 (15.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts D'Andre Swift over Jaylen Warren. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start D'Andre Swift over Jaylen Warren in Week 8.

Market-based projections have D'Andre Swift at 16.9 points and Jaylen Warren at 16.7, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for D'Andre Swift this week yet, so his 16.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (18.4, 16.0 and 16.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Jaylen Warren this week yet, so his 16.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (17.8, 15.7 and 16.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take D'Andre Swift at ADP 41 and Jaylen Warren at 62.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for D'Andre Swift yet. His market-based projections were 18.4, 16.0 and 16.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 16.9, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for D'Andre Swift is 0.8 touchdowns (6 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jaylen Warren yet. His market-based projections were 17.8, 15.7 and 16.7 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 16.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jaylen Warren is 0.8 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts D'Andre Swift 0.2 points ahead of Jaylen Warren on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

D'Andre Swift and CHI visit SEA on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

SEA allowed 20.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 71 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against SEA and caught passes for 32 more yards.

Jaylen Warren and PIT host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 19.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 104 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against CLE and caught passes for 20 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, D'Andre Swift has the softer matchup.

Injury status

D'Andre Swift is not on the injury report.

Jaylen Warren is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, D'Andre Swift played 60 percent of CHI snaps, took 49 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

D'Andre Swift, Week 4 against NYJ: 33 of 93 snaps, 15 carries for 58 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

D'Andre Swift, Week 5 against GB: 40 of 69 snaps, 9 carries for 43 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown.

D'Andre Swift, Week 6 against ATL: 45 of 77 snaps, 16 carries for 44 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 26 yards, 2 touchdowns.

D'Andre Swift, Week 7 against NE: 59 of 69 snaps, 22 carries for 78 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 12 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 7, Jaylen Warren played 74 percent of PIT snaps, took 68 percent of the carries, drew 14 percent of the targets and had 24 percent of the red zone chances.

Jaylen Warren, Week 4 against CLE: 70 of 72 snaps, 17 carries for 93 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards.

Jaylen Warren, Week 5 against IND: 52 of 60 snaps, 15 carries for 101 yards, 6 targets and 6 catches for 87 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jaylen Warren, Week 6 against TB: 59 of 79 snaps, 14 carries for 50 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 28 yards.

Jaylen Warren, Week 7 against NO: 40 of 64 snaps, 18 carries for 101 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 36 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, D'Andre Swift played 16 games for CHI and scored 228.6 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing RB15.

He ran 223 times for 1087 yards and 9 touchdowns, and caught 34 of 48 targets for 299 yards.

He was on the field for 58 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jaylen Warren played 16 games for PIT and scored 217.1 PPR points, 13.6 a game, finishing RB17.

He ran 211 times for 958 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 40 of 45 targets for 333 yards.

He was on the field for 51 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop D'Andre Swift for Jaylen Warren?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jaylen Warren projects 154 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (17.1 a game over 9 games), D'Andre Swift 141 (15.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts D'Andre Swift over Jaylen Warren. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Jaylen Warren for D'Andre Swift?
No. Keep Jaylen Warren: he projects 154 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (17.1 a game over 9 games), D'Andre Swift 141 (15.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts D'Andre Swift over Jaylen Warren.